Dr. Jyme Nichols, PhD, guides horse owners and equine enthusiasts through unique feeding situations while debunking popular myths and explaining scientific research in a way that can be applied to the real-world.
Feed Room Chemist Podcast
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Feed Room Chemist
Episode Guide
Behavior & General Wellbeing
- 14 - Choke & Poor Coat Quality
- 38 - Why Horses Quit Eating
- 65 - Stallion Nutrition, HYPP, & Coprophagy
- 66 - Stressed Out
- 89 - Unicorn Becomes Donkey
- 94 - Spirulina, Silicon, Zeolite & Poop Eating
- 103 - Allergy Testing Horses
- 108 - Cribbing & Wood Chewing
- 123 - How Dental Care Impacts Digestive Health
- 124 - Nutrition for Physically Limited Mouths
- 125 - Impacts of Modern Nutrition on Dental Health
- 135 - Fly Control
- 139 - Immune Health
Digestive Support
- 3 - Leaky Gut [Webinar Replay]
- 20 - Gastric Ulcers
- 23 - Stomach Buffers
- 27 - Sand Colic, BOSS, & More!
- 39 - Foregut: Digestive Tract Part 1
- 40 - Hind Gut: Digestive Tract Part 2
- 48 - Gastro pHix - Foregut Health
- 61 - Choosing a Gut Supplement
- 77 - Oils, Licks, & Omeprazole with Hind Gut Program
- 102 - Equine Microbiome (Webinar Audio)
- 106 - Don't Fast Ulcer Horses Overnight!
- 137 - Postbiotics Digestive Support
Education
- 7 - Starved Horses
- 11 - Going Grain-Free?
- 17 - Grass Clippings, Raccoons, & Blister Beetles
- 22 - NSC & Beet Pulp
- 31 - Poop, GMO’s & Cyanide
- 35 - Nutrition Consulting with Lindsay Burer
- 36 - Nutrition Dangers
- 37 - Coastal Causes Colic? Are Supplements Necessary? And More!
- 60 - Liver Conditions & Deworming
- 64 - A Lifetime of Missing Nutrients
- 67 - Cold Water + Hot Horse
- 71 - Starch, Sugar, Glycogen, Oh My!
- 85 - Horse Treats
- 95 - Heat Stress Dr. Kopp, Part 1
- 96 - Heat Stress Dr. Kopp, Part 2
- 104 - Protein % Doesn't Matter
- 121 - Human Foods to NEVER Feed Your Horse
- 127 - Sugar, Fructan, ESC, WSC, NSC
- 129 - Biohacking Your Horse
Feed Basics
- 10 - Iono-What??
- 16 - Tips for Starting New Supplements or Grain
- 54 - How to Choose a Feed
- 56 - Making Horse Feed
- 76 - Decoding Labels
- 84 - How Much Can My Horse Eat?
- 104 - Protein % Doesn't Matter
- 117 - Foundational Nutrition
- 133 - How to Select Feed
Forage - Hay & Pasture
- 17 - Grass Clippings, Raccoons, & Blister Beetles
- 37 - Coastal Causes Colic? Are Supplements Necessary? And More!
- 51 - Dirty Truth About Hay + Reading Forage Analyses
- 79 - Haylage
- 82 - Hay Steaming + Soaking
- 87 - Hay Belly
- 90 - Hay Cubes
- 92 - Spring Pasture Transitions
- 93 - Fodder
- 97 - Is Teff Hay Low Carb?
- 98 - Does Bermudagrass Cause Colic?
- 99 - Orchardgrass
- 100 - Tall Fescue
- 101 - Alfalfa: Friend or Foe?
- 114 - Help! I Need Hay!
- 120 - Best Hay Cutting
Genetics, Conditions & Disease
- 8 - Coronavirus in Horses vs Humans
- 9 - Cushing's Disease in Horses
- 21 - EPM (Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis)
- 28 - Early Fatigue + Lyme Disease
- 32 - PSSM – Tying Up
- 34 - Weanling to 2-yr-old Nutrition & Wobblers
- 53 - Immune Health & Strangles
- 60 - Liver Conditions & Deworming
- 65 - Stallion Nutrition, HYPP, & Coprophagy
- 103 - Allergy Testing Horses
- 105 - FFWS (Free Fecal Water Syndrome)
- 111 - Metabolic Horses (EMS)
- 113 - Influencing DNA: Epigenetics
- 115 - Muscle Myopathies (PSSM 1 & 2, MFM, RER)
- 126 - Sweet Temptations - Horses & Sugar Sensitivities - EquiSUMMIT
- 127 - Sugar, Fructan, ESC, WSC, NSC
- 129 - Biohacking Your Horse
- 130 - Winter Laminitis
Hooves, Hair & Body Condition
- 14 - Choke & Poor Coat Quality
- 18 - Mane Growth & Molasses Content
- 19 - Topline
- 24 - Mineral Intake + Blood & Hair Analysis
- 29 - Fixing Bad Feet
- 63 - Hives & Protein Bumps
- 87 - Hay Belly
- 109 - Hair Analysis NOT Reliable
- 130 - Winter Laminitis
- 134 - Hoof Conditions
Inflammation & Joints
- 30 - Tendons, Stifles, DSLD and OCD
- 42 - Aloe & Inflammatory Ingredients
- 57 - Joint Supplements
Ingredients
- 6 - Plasma Supplements
- 13 - Omega 3's
- 15 - Feeding Garlic to Bleeders
- 18 - Mane Growth & Molasses Content
- 22 - NSC & Beet Pulp
- 25 - Apple Cider Vinegar
- 26 - Iron Overload
- 27 - Sand Colic, BOSS, & More!
- 31 - Poop, GMO’s & Cyanide
- 42 - Aloe & Inflammatory Ingredients
- 46 - Oats – Good or Bad?
- 58 - Chromium
- 59 - Salt - Dr. Rachel Mottet
- 68 - CBD in Horses
- 69 - Beet Pulp
- 70 - Magnesium
- 71 - Starch, Sugar, Glycogen, Oh My!
- 73 - Flax & Peas
- 74 - Ingredients to Avoid + Omega-3 Research Update
- 77 - Oils, Licks, & Omeprazole with Hind Gut Program
- 78 - Soy - Good, Bad, or Unknown?
- 80 - Yeasts
- 83 - Hemp
- 91 - Lignin Sulfonate - Dangerous or Not?
- 94 - Spirulina, Silicon, Zeolite & Poop Eating
- 116 - Collagen
- 118 - Plasma Supplements
- 122 - Carnitine for Horses
- 136 - Vitamin C
Mares, Foals & Young Horses
- 2 - Mare & Foal Nutrition
- 30 - Tendons, Stifles, DSLD and OCD
- 34 - Weanling to 2-yr-old Nutrition & Wobblers
- 47 - Foals & Fetal Programming
- 72 - Physitis
- 107 - Purchasing a Weanling
- 119 - Overweight Broodmares
- 128 - Weaning Foals
- 131 - Pre-Breeding Season for Mares
Performance
- 15 - Feeding Garlic to Bleeders
- 28 - Early Fatigue + Lyme Disease
- 33 - Metabolic pH & Anhidrosis
- 41 - Muscle Stamina & Endurance
- 45 - Dr. Vandergrift – The Difference & Moving Up
- 58 - Chromium
- 95 - Heat Stress Dr. Kopp, Part 1
- 96 - Heat Stress Dr. Kopp, Part 2
- 138 - Travel Better Show Better
Seasons, Weather & Environment
- 43 - Elevation & Natural Vitamin E
- 49 - Cold Weather Feeding
- 86 - Relocating to Colder Climates
- 88 - Snowbirds
- 103 - Allergy Testing Horses
- 112 - Cold Snap Feeding Tips
- 130 - Winter Laminitis
Specialty Diets
- 4 - Senior Horse Nutrition
- 5 - Case Study: Senior Horses
- 7 - Starved Horses
- 9 - Cushing's Disease in Horses
- 32 - PSSM – Tying Up
- 52 - Miniature Horse Nutrition
- 55 - Donkey Nutrition
- 62 - Racehorse Nutrition
- 65 - Stallion Nutrition, HYPP & Coprophagy
- 103 - Allergy Testing Horses
- 110 - Overweight Horses
- 111 - Metabolic Horses (EMS)
- 126 - Sweet Temptations [EquiSUMMIT Replay]
- 127 - Sugar, Fructan, ESC, WSC, NSC
- 132 - Stallion Nutrition
- 140 - Draft Breeds
Vitamins, Minerals, & Amino Acids
- 12 - Amino Acids [Webinar Audio]
- 24 - Mineral Intake + Blood & Hair Analysis
- 43 - Elevation & Natural Vitamin E
- 45 - Dr. Vandergrift – The Difference & Moving Up
- 75 - Organic Minerals [Dr. Larson & Dr. Wisniewski, Guest Experts]
- 77 - Oils, Licks, & Omeprazole with Hind Gut Program
- 81 - Essential Amino Acids
- 109 - Hair Analysis NOT Reliable
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